Media

September 2017

Arts & Lifestyles by TBR News Media

Reported on by Heidi Sutton for TBR News Media and its publication Arts & Lifestyles, audience members and Film Ladies alike share which films they are most excited for in the Fall 2017 season. PJDS also celebrates its twelfth year of sharing outstanding documentaries with its loyal, enthusiastic audience.

Boland said working with the group is “an absolute pleasure. I’m really dumbfounded that everyone sticks around every year,” she laughed. “It seems like the amount of work that has to get done just gets bigger each time because we add things every year — the audience award, surveys, sponsors, concerts. We want to add something ‘special’ to each season.”

August 2017

Support Our #creatives

Support our #cinephiles: Meet Wendy Feinberg of the Port Jefferson Documentary Series

Co-director of the Port Jefferson Documentary Series, Wendy Feinberg, was interviewed by Alan Greenstein for his blog Support Our #creatives. Wendy expressed her love for documentaries and film festivals that lead her to volunteer and then co-direct the Port Jefferson Documentary Series. She also delved into the screening and selection processes for PJDS and how the festival’s volunteers aim to expose audiences to a variety of subjects and perspectives.

“I feel that documentary films are important because they very often address subjects that are “hot” topics and sometimes controversial, as well as situations that are occurring around the world that we may not be aware of. Documentaries often will give us a different perspective or point of view of a topic that may broaden our understanding of the topic or even change our opinions.”

April 2017

Newsday

March 2017

Arts & Lifestyles

Port Jeff Documentary Series gears up for spring season
Soul music, Asperger’s syndrome, circus life, terrorism, race in America — these diverse subject matters and more will be explored at length as the Port Jefferson Documentary Series (PJDS) kicks off its spring 2017 season Monday evening, March 13.

February 2017

Port Jefferson Documentary Series wins Best Film Festival award for 2017 published by TBR News Media and written by Heidi Sutton.

“It’s official! Bethpage Federal Credit Union and the Long Island Press recently announced the 2017 winners of their Best of Long Island survey, now in its 11th year. Among the elite few was The Port Jefferson Documentary Series, which won for Best Film Festival.”

September 2016

Arts & Lifestyles

Beloved documentary series turns 11
Autism, pyramid schemes, the mental health system, the game of chess, gay rights, the Syrian refugee crisis – these topics and more will be explored in depth as the Port Jefferson Documentary Series kicks off its fall 2016 season on Monday, Sept. 12.

March 2016

Arts & Lifestyles

LIM hosts screening of ‘The Anthropologist’
The intimate setting of the Gillespie Room at The Long Island Museum in Stony Brook served as a perfect venue for the screening of the award-winning documentary, “The Anthropologist,” on Monday evening.

March 2016

Port Jeff Documentary Series returns with fervor published by TBR News Media and written by Melissa Arnold.

“While each board member has her own opinions, they’re all looking for those films that generate a lot of interest and offer wide appeal. All of them are fresh off the circuit, and you won’t be able to see them on TV or other outlets, Boland explained.”

August 2015

Port Jefferson Documentary Series Offers Impressive International Lineup published by Dan’s Papers & written by Jessica Opatich.

“Ten years after the inaugural season of the Port Jefferson Documentary Series, the fall 2015 season is gearing up to be one of the most exciting yet, with documentaries covering intriguing topics from the Silk Road to the brutality of the Khmer Rouge. The series takes a globe-trotting journey from Cambodia to Russia to Mexico and Afghanistan as speakers offer insightful commentary.”

February 2015

The human condition explored at the Port Jefferson Documentary Series:

“Documentary films are a window into human emotions and actions and this year’s Port Jefferson Documentary Series promises to be rich with critically acclaimed and inspiring stories. Supported by The Greater Port Jefferson Arts Council, and grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Suffolk County Film Commission, the PJDS begins its 21st season on Monday, March 2, at Theatre Three in Port Jefferson. This year’s selected films examine the areas of war, environmental disasters, music and the expose of the FBI.”

March 2014

The Greater Port Jefferson-Northern Brookhaven Arts Council will present its spring session of documentary films from March 3 to April 28, giving viewers a taste of topics as varied as politics, sports, religion and pop culture.

March 2013

National Public RadioInterview with nationally syndicated arts and lifestyle host Bonnie Grice on the season premiere of the Port Jefferson Documentary Series

March 2013

Arts and Lifestyle Cover Story
Port Jefferson Documentary Series offers Seven Films
Filma and Guest Speakers looks at world issues in depthIn our fast-paced world, with little more than headlines passing for most TV news stories, it’s hard to understand the full story, the background and the implications of events taking place around us. In some cases, significant events don’t even make the news.
Documentary filmmakers, however, have taken the time and effort to not only present a story, but to examine it carefully, to provide the material needed to really understand what’s happening. MORE

February 2013

Documentary Series Unveils Spring 2013 Lineup Scandal, stereotypes, and justice are just a few topics explored in Port Jefferson Documentary Series, which will show at Theatre Three and the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University.The film series boasts as its tagline, “Come for the movie, stay for the talk,” and last fall hosted Academy Award nominee Kirby Dick, who wrote and directed “The Invisible War,” which tackles sexual assault in the American military. MORE